Archive - 23 October 2011

NUJ urges Penang to revoke Utusan ban

NUJ urges Penang to revoke Utusan ban

NONE NUJ has called on the Penang government to withdraw its ban on Utusan Malaysia coverage of its state assembly. 
MIC wants parliamentary seats in Kedah, Penang

MIC wants parliamentary seats in Kedah, Penang

MIC, which won just three out of nine parliamentary seats it contested in the 2008 general election, is seeking to swap one of its seat in Selangor to another, either Kedah or Penang.
Noh: BN machinery to wrest back Selangor

Noh: BN machinery to wrest back Selangor

The Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) election machinery is ready for the battle to wrest back the state from the opposition, says Noh Omar.  
'Glorifying communist an unforgivable betrayal'

'Glorifying communist an unforgivable betrayal'

Najib hardsells BN to ex-policemen and makes a 1Malaysia meal of Mat Sabu’s Bukit Kepong claims.
Najib: Don't pre-empt Aziz Bari's investigation

Najib: Don't pre-empt Aziz Bari's investigation

UPDATED 8.40PM The PM adds it is a ‘misunderstanding’ that the law professor has been suspended as it is only a ‘suspension for investigation’.
24 families finally get keys to Kg Buah Pala homes

24 families finally get keys to Kg Buah Pala homes

Penang CM Lim Guan Eng said Pakatan had gained recognition for Kg Buah Pala residents as legal landowners and not as illegal squatters.

PM lauds Himpun rally for being orderly, unlike Bersih

PM lauds Himpun rally for being orderly, unlike Bersih

UPDATED 8.24PM Najib makes the stark comparison between Himpun and the Bersih rally that saw more than 1,600 arrested.
Leave family members out of gutter politics, urges PM

Leave family members out of gutter politics, urges PM

NONE UPDATED 8.21PM But the principle of keeping family members out of politics must apply both to BN and Pakatan.
MotoGP at Sepang cancelled after tragic crash

MotoGP at Sepang cancelled after tragic crash

Marco Simoncelli of Italy thumb Italian Marco Simoncelli died after he fell from his bike and was struck by two riders at Malaysian Motorcycle GP today.

Karpal: CM could've been jailed over Kg Buah Pala

Karpal: CM could've been jailed over Kg Buah Pala

karpal singh He explains how the Penang gov't going against the Federal Court decision amounted to contempt of court.

DAP lodges report over Khairy's 'buah dada' tweet

DAP lodges report over Khairy's 'buah dada' tweet

Karpal beats his chest over KJ’s tweet and threatens a defamation suit on the Kampung Buah Dada comment from the Oxford grad.
UiTM VC honoured by German university

UiTM VC honoured by German university

NONE Sahol Hamid creates history as first Asian to receive an honorary doctorate in engineering from Stuttgart University.
Azizan: Resolve PKR-DAP tussle over seats soon

Azizan: Resolve PKR-DAP tussle over seats soon

azizan abdul razak The Kedah PAS commissioner says the problem involves one or two seats which were being fought over by both parties.
1Malaysia Menu: 'Najib was testing food quality'

1Malaysia Menu: 'Najib was testing food quality'

The PM paid RM3 for two chicken dishes, fried beef, bean sprouts and papadam but MP Tian Chua was charged RM6 for the same.

Police, army vets launch ad offensive on Mat Sabu

Police, army vets launch ad offensive on Mat Sabu

mat sabu and pas Angry vets train their guns at the PAS deputy chief's Bkt Kepong remarks in a Mingguan full-colour centrespread advert.
Academics lament personal attacks on Aziz Bari

Academics lament personal attacks on Aziz Bari

'Threats and personal attacks are inappropriate and unprofessional. If anyone disagrees with him, they should engage in a rational and professional discourse.'
Earth still round, despite what bureaucrats might say

Earth still round, despite what bureaucrats might say

COMMENT Here, the academia is subservient to the administration, which is more concerned with surviving political minefields than the truth.
'DPM implicitly supporting defamation of minor'

'DPM implicitly supporting defamation of minor'

NONE DAP wants PM to reprimand his deputy and stop Umno members from making more allegations against Guan Eng's son.
DAP: MAS-Air Asia tie-up proving terrible for travellers

DAP: MAS-Air Asia tie-up proving terrible for travellers

After flight cancellations, DAP's Liew Chin Tong warns that travellers will next face higher airfares as a result of the tie-up
Aziz Bari strikes back with notices of demand

Aziz Bari strikes back with notices of demand

azlan The law expert wants Mahathir, Utusan and Kulim Bandar Baru MP Zulkifli Nordin to apologise or face defamation suits.
Blue wave in S'gor buoyed by instant citizens?

Blue wave in S'gor buoyed by instant citizens?

FREE VOXPOP 'Muhyiddin seems to be super confident as Umno has padded Selangor's electoral rolls with instant citizens.'
Suspension case: Ball is in Zaleha's court

Suspension case: Ball is in Zaleha's court

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Why is only the deputy minister talking? Where are the ministers for higher education and education?'
Umno's vain ploy of manufacturing fears

Umno's vain ploy of manufacturing fears

himpun rally shah alam FREE YOURSAY 'It is clear that Umno's ploy of manufacturing fears of apostasy has not been successful.'
'Himpun gathering an epic failure'

'Himpun gathering an epic failure'

FREE YOURSAY 'The Himpun rally was backed by 3,000 Muslim NGOs. If each one sent its president and VP, the total number would be 6,000.'